Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 194 | 198 | 125 | 115 | 88 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 83 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.81m | 7:02PM1.72m | 7:32AM1.75m | 7:55PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.30m | 1:19AM0.30m | 1:51PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 194 | 198 | 125 | 92 | 88 | 46 | 34 | 60 | 66 | 83 | 56 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 63 | 70 | 39 | 115 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 75 | 19 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 55 | 53 | 14 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 160 |
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